TechNet Statement on Hatch Innovation Agenda

Washington, D.C. — TechNet, the national,
bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, today issued
the following statement on Senator Orrin Hatch’s Innovation Agenda for the 115th
Congress. The following statement can be
attributed to Linda Moore, president and CEO of TechNet.

“Senator
Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force, today unveiled
his Innovation Agenda for the 115th Congress. This initiative will bring focus to many of the
issues that matter most to the technology industry, such as high-skilled immigration,
STEM education and workforce training, tax reform, Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform, cross-border data flows,
autonomous vehicles, and unmanned aerial systems.

TechNet
welcomes this initiative, and others like it, and we look forward to learning more
details as they are released. Technology
has the power to create jobs and drive growth across the nation. Many thanks go to Senator Hatch for focusing on
the issues that innovators believe must be addressed.”